dlentry

The <dlentry> element groups a single entry in a definition list (<dl>). The <dlentry> element includes a term (<dt>) and one or more definitions or descriptions (<dd>) of that term.

Content models

See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.

Inheritance

- topic/dlentry

Example

Figure 1. Simple definition list example

<dl>
<dlentry>
<dt>Bytes returned</dt>
<dd>The number of bytes of data returned.</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry>
<dt>Bytes available</dt>
<dd>The number of bytes of data available to be returned.</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry><dt>Handle</dt>
<dd>The returned handle value</dd>
</dlentry>
</dl>

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group and outputclass.